Holidays

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Turf wars. Protection money. Scientology. And my boss, a man who’s half-convinced he really is Santa.

For 39 years, we've calculated the prices of the twelve gifts from the classic carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." The result is the PNC Christmas Price Index®, a unique and whimsical holiday tradition that makes learning about the economy fun.

Prices for typical holiday gifts appear to be rising at a slower pace than overall inflation, but the cost of holiday travel may be quite high.

Are you Team ONLINE or Team IN LINE? Answer: Online Questions: Where do you plan to do your holiday shopping? Solely online? Solely in-store?

For 39 years, we've calculated the prices of the twelve gifts from the classic carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas." The result is the PNC Christmas Price Index®, a unique and whimsical holiday tradition that makes learning about the economy fun.

Singles are spending $117.4 billion on dating every year

The White House's Thanksgiving practice doesn't go back as far as you might think and has been sustained by a special interest group — the turkey lobby.

In early November, Hays Culbreth’s mother sent a poll to a few family members. She said she could only afford to make two sides for their group of 15 this Thanksgiving and asked them each to vote for their favorites.

Your Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings is expected to cost 20% more than last year.

Farm Bureau’s 37th annual survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast for 10, which is $64.05 or less than $6.50 per person. This is a $10.74 or 20% increase from last year’s average of $53.31.

Thanksgiving staples like turkey and potatoes are up to 17% more expensive this year thanks to inflation, according to The Balance’s analysis of the most recent data.

With avian flu, inflation and supply-chain challenges, this could be a rough year for getting just the bird you want.

Nov 1st, 2022 - How to use your conscience to spend your cash.

Every year, Americans throw away about $400 million worth of uneaten sweets from trick-or-treating. That’s a lot of food waste. But the fix is simple: stop giving away candies that kids don’t like (candy corn, anyone?) and give away treats that they do enjoy.To help you buy the sweets that trick-or-treaters will actually eat, candystore.com has published a study on the most popular candy by state.

Outdoor decorations and displays have become more extravagant than ever. But that wasn’t always the case.

The ongoing spread of bird flu will likely affect the price and availability of turkeys leading up to Thanksgiving.

Each fall, there’s one store that suddenly seems to be just about everywhere: Spirit Halloween. The brand taps into the $10 billion Halloween industry by set...

Here's how much the price of popular Halloween candies went up this year

The ongoing spread of bird flu will likely affect the price and availability of turkeys leading up to Thanksgiving.

Popularized by Starbucks two decades ago, the seasonal flavoring is now a food industry phenomenon.

/PRNewswire/ -- Holiday retail sales are likely to increase between 4% and 6% in 2022, according to Deloitte's annual holiday retail forecast. Overall,...

It seems the Christmas season comes earlier every year...and there's actually a decent reason why: game theory!-Links for the Curious-A poll of when consumer...

The winter holidays are still a few months away, but that's not stopping some stores from putting out there Christmas selections early. Game theory can help us understand their pre-emptive behavior.

Are you planning to take some family photos with Santa this year? Be prepared to search around for a bit longer than you remember because Santa Claus might not be coming to your town this year. The pandemic has impacted a lot of different labor markets

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